Carpooling and Transit Options

You have options for transportation that are convenient, safe, and reliable. Whether you want to find a carpool or plan a trip using transit, there are several options for you to plan your trip.

Xpress TransitXpress, operated by the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA), gives commuters throughout the metro Atlanta region a valuable transportation option and improves the capacity of Georgia’s most congested highways. The 27 routes in 12 metro Atlanta counties carry more than 1.8 million passenger trips annually, providing workers with reliable, stress-free commutes to and from major employment centers in Downtown, Midtown, and Perimeter Center.

Commute Options
Georgia Commute Options can help you find a carpool or vanpool partner or even provide an emergency ride home. If you’re looking for a carpool or vanpool partner to share the ride, click here to register.

If you are a carpooler, with Guaranteed Ride Home, you can get up to 5 free rides home or to your car from work each year if an unexpected emergency occurs.

Transit Options
Metro Atlanta has convenient and safe public transit options to get you from point A to point B. Whether you want to ride a bus or train, you have plenty of options to help plan your trip. Georgia Commute Options has links to all the region’s transit providers.

What transit systems can use the Georgia Express Lanes?

Public transit providers that operate in this corridor, including the Xpress commuter service and state-registered vanpools, can use Georgia Express Lanes free of charge. Any additional state or county transit agencies that expand or introduce operations within the area and register will also have access to the lanes. There will be no additional costs to access the lanes for public transit riders, state-registered vanpools or the public transit providers.